Re: Dickel Rye Not Delayed

Good product. Definitely shows the LDI pedigree - that "Blue Tide" scent and taste I always get in its ryes - but the maple charcoal treatment post-dumping does add a certain something. Excellent value.

Re: Dickel Rye Not Delayed

I've had this for a month and a half now, enjoying about 4 pours. Today, I notice it has opened up. Rather than tasting the muted or muffled taste I had ascribed to post-barrel charcoal-filtering, that off-flavor has vanished and I am really enjoying this bottle. I haven't hit it for a couple weeks and it's better now. Sweeter, fruitier and spicier. I guess I'm liking ryes. The flavor was delayed!

Re: Dickel Rye Not Delayed

I'm still learning to appreciate and identify the differences between bourbon and rye. This is all new to me. I now have three different ryes, Dickel, WT 81, and JB 80. Now that I have tasted all three I can honestly say they are similar, and I could pretty easily be able to taste a rye next to a bourbon and quickly tell which is which. I like the Dickel best of the three. So far, these are the only ryes I have ever tasted.

To you seasoned professionals this probably sounds very elementary, but to me it's a big deal.

I can now even taste different bourbons and identify which bottle they came from. I could not have done that even three weeks ago.

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